Favre Retirement Saga Comes To An End

On February 23, I pleaded with Brett Favre to come back for an 18th year.  Nothing would have made me happier than being able to see him play at Lambeau, just once.  Based on reports out of the Packers organization itself, I was pretty confident that I'd get my opportunity.  I was almost certain he'd come back. Instead, he retired this morning, after holding on to his decision for weeks.  As much as it hurts to think about, the decision was definitely all about Favre himself.  Because of this, he goes out on top and in style.  He made sure that  the focus was on how the decision impacted him, and not anyone else. I guess, as a wise man once told me, all good things must come to an end.  And, boy, was it good.  Watching the Pack this year was something I hadn't really enjoyed in a while.  The 13-3 record, the number of individual records that he broke this season, and the fact that they were finally in the top 5 of the league again ... [link]